The Physics Colloquium: Harold Hwang (Stanford University) “Superconductivity in layered nickelates”
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Harold Hwang (Stanford University) |
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| Date: | 4/15/2026 |
| Time: | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Location: | Loomis Lab 141 |
| Event Contact: | Dani Swigart 217-244-8676 dswigart@illinois.edu |
| Sponsor: | Department of Physics |
| Event Type: | Seminar/Symposium |
Unconventional superconductivity in proximity to various strongly correlated electronic phases has been a recurring theme in materials as diverse as heavy fermion compounds, cuprates, pnictides, and twisted bilayer graphene. Here we will introduce a new and growing family of layered nickelate superconductors. The initial discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates was motivated by looking for an electronic analog of the cuprates. Notable aspects are a doping-dependent superconducting dome, strong magnetic fluctuations, and a landscape of unusual normal state properties from which superconductivity emerges. The subsequent discovery of superconductivity in bulk La3Ni2O7 under high pressure is quite intriguing, in that the d-electron configuration is a priori quite different. Recently, we have used epitaxial strain in (La,Pr)3Ni2O7 thin films to stabilize superconductivity at ambient pressure, which is promising to extend their experimental study and development. |